{"product_id":"liars-gospel-paperback","title":"Liars' Gospel - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNaomi Alderman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn award-winning writer reimagines the life of Jesus, from the points of view of four people closest to him before his death.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is the story of Yehoshuah, who wandered Roman-occupied Judea giving sermons and healing the sick. Now, a year after his death, four people tell their stories. His mother grieves, his friend Iehuda loses his faith, the High Priest of the Temple tries to keep the peace, and a rebel named Bar-Avo strives to bring that peace tumbling down. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It was a time of political power plays and brutal tyranny. Men and women took to the streets to protest. Dictators put them down with iron force. In the midst of it all, one inconsequential preacher died. And either something miraculous happened, or someone lied. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Viscerally powerful in its depictions of the period -- massacres and riots, animal sacrifice and human betrayal -- \u003ci\u003eThe Liars' Gospel\u003c\/i\u003e makes the oldest story entirely new.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNaomi Alderman\u003c\/b\u003e is the recipient of the 2017 Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction for The Power. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Liars' Gospel\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDisobedience\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Orange Prize for New Writers, has been published in ten languages, and has been made into a film by Rachel Weisz. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Alderman was selected for \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e's once-a-decade list of Best of Young British Novelists and was chosen by Margaret Atwood as part of the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative. She is the cocreator and lead writer of the bestselling smartphone audio adventure app Zombies, Run! She contributes regularly to \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e and presents \u003ci\u003eScience Stories\u003c\/i\u003e on BBC Radio 4. She lives in London.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 08, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44156930326663,"sku":"9780316232791","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/tcGqUxPWgK9780316232791.webp?v=1773222377","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/liars-gospel-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}